Tobacco and Vanilla Perfumes in Canada

Tobacco and vanilla perfumes pair tobacco leaf with vanilla, often with tonka, cacao, spice and woods. Of the perfumes we carry, Sero Vanilla Ember, from a Toronto house, lists tobacco leaf, tobacco blossom, vanilla, cacao, tonka and dried fruits. Among Arabian houses, Lattafa Asad adds pepper and coffee, and Assaf Tobacco Jam 50 adds lavender. Qadr by Sara Sakina keeps vanilla, tonka and spice, with coffee and no tobacco.

What does a tobacco and vanilla perfume smell like?

A tobacco and vanilla perfume is a warm, spicy style built on dry tobacco leaf and sweet vanilla. Tonka bean and cacao often round out the heart, spice sits on top, and dried fruits and woods carry the base. Read together, those notes describe a cozy, sweet and slightly smoky scent for cooler weather and evenings.

Which tobacco and vanilla perfumes do we carry?

Here are four perfumes on our shelves, plus our own, chosen by their published notes. Three come from Arabian houses and one from Sero, a Toronto house. Notes follow each house's published lists.

Sero Vanilla Ember: tobacco, vanilla and cacao

Vanilla Ember comes from Sero, a Toronto house rather than an Arabian one. Its published notes are tobacco leaf, tobacco blossom, vanilla, cacao, tonka bean and dried fruits. It lists no spicy or woody notes, so on paper it is sweet and simple. Choose it if you want tobacco and vanilla with cacao and dried fruit. It is an extrait de parfum in a 50 ml bottle.

Lattafa Asad: tobacco and vanilla with pepper and coffee

Asad lists tobacco and vanilla, plus black pepper and dry wood. It also has pineapple, patchouli, coffee, iris, amber, benzoin and labdanum, and no cacao, tonka or dried fruit. Pineapple and coffee give it a fruitier start and a roasted middle. Choose it if you want tobacco and vanilla with pepper and coffee. It is an eau de parfum.

Assaf Tobacco Jam 50: tobacco and vanilla with lavender

Tobacco Jam 50 keeps a short pyramid: bergamot and lavender on top, amber and patchouli in the heart, and vanilla and tobacco in the base. It lists no cacao, tonka or dried fruits. Bergamot and lavender give it a fresher, more aromatic start, and patchouli adds an earthy middle. Choose it if you want tobacco and vanilla with a fresher opening. It is an extrait de parfum in a 100 ml bottle.

Lattafa Khamrah Dukhan: spicier, with incense

Khamrah Dukhan lists spices, tobacco and tonka bean. It adds pimento, mandarin, incense, labdanum, orange blossom and patchouli, with praline, amber and benzoin in the base. Vanilla, cacao and dried fruits are not on its list, though praline and benzoin add a sweet side. Choose it if you like tobacco and spice and want more incense and resin. It is an eau de parfum.

Qadr by Sara Sakina: our own perfume, without tobacco

Qadr is our own perfume, so here is exactly where it fits. It has vanilla and tonka, spice through cardamom and saffron, and a finish of guaiac wood and amberwood. It has no tobacco, cacao or dried fruits. Instead it adds boozy notes, coffee, cade, cistus, suede, benzoin and labdanum, so it leans resinous and smoky rather than fruity. Choose it if you love warm vanilla, tonka and spice and want coffee and suede instead of tobacco. It is an extrait de parfum with our 10 to 12 hour longevity guarantee, and there is a 5 ml tester.